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Enthusiasm is a strong feeling of excitement and eagerness about something. It matters because it can drive people to engage more fully with activities, ideas, or goals they care about.
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In modern usage, "enthusiasm" refers to intense enjoyment, interest, or approval expressed by a person. The term is allegedly related to playfulness, inventiveness, optimism, zest, verve, and high energy. People can often characterise the modern version of enthusiasm as "infectious" or "contagious", and sometimes even more metaphorically as a virus in its own right.